mftrace (1)





NAME

       mftrace - convert METAFONT format fonts into Type1 outline fonts


SYNOPSIS

       mftrace [options] fontname


DESCRIPTION

       mftrace  is  a  program  that  can convert a METAFONT font into a Type1
       font.  It is simply called with the name of the  font  (without  a  .mf
       suffix)  and  produces  a Type1 font file called either fontname.pfa or
       fontname.pfb depending on the command line options.


OPTIONS

       These programs follow the usual GNU  command  line  syntax,  with  long
       options starting with two dashes (`-').

       -k, --keep
              Keep all output in directory `mftrace.dir'.

       --glyphsLIST
              Process  only  these  glyphs.  LIST is a comma separated list of
              glyphs.

       -a, --pfa
              Generate a PFA file (default).

       -b, --pfb
              Generate a PFB file.

       --tfmfile=FILE
              Use FILE for the  TFM  file.   (The  default  is  to  use  font-
              name.tfm).

       -o, --output-base=FILE
              Output to FILE.pfa or FILE.pfb.

       -e, --encoding=ENC
              Use encoding file ENC.  (The default is to use tex256.enc.)

       --keep-trying
              Try  to  continue  if  autotrace fails: first try it with a less
              smoothed curve, and if  that  fails,  skip  the  character.   By
              default  mftrace leaves a file `autotrace-bug-font-char.pbm' and
              stops the process with a request to file a bugreport.

       -V, --verbose
              Be verbose.

       -h, --help
              Show summary of options.

       --simplify
              This will pass the created Type1 font through  pfaedit  to  sim-
              plify and autohint it.


AUTHOR

       mftrace was written by Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@cs.uu.nl>.  This manual
       page was written by Julian  Gilbey  <jdg@debian.org>,  for  the  Debian
       GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

       THIS MANUAL PAGE IS OUTDATED.

                               February 11, 2002                    mftrace(1)